make

[taurus]

Hi

Say i got a make file that compiles:
name.c
library.h
name2.c

Now name.c is my main line program. Now i just want to see if i got this correct.
I type make to compile the three. Then to run the main line file what do i type?
is it a.out?

(Im using unix)

[Salem]

Unless your make renamed the executable, then I'm guessing it would be called a.out.

Post your actual makefile if you're still stuck.

[taurus]

Heres my makefile:

FILE=Image
CFLAGS=-I. -I/usr/units/ep100/ass2.072/ `imlib2-config --cflags` -g
$(FILE): $(FILE).o Image_lib.o
	cc  $(FILE).o Image_lib.o -o $(FILE) `imlib2-config --libs` -L/usr/units/ep100/ass2.072/ -lep100 -g

IMAGE=images/pa300570_small.jpg
PARAM=
run: $(FILE)
	$(FILE) $(PARAM) $(IMAGE)

# DO NOT DELETE

The thing is i type make and it runs the program, i want to be able to also enter command line arguments like this:

a.out -i (image_directory)

[matsp]

Your output file is whatever comes after -o in the cc line. In this case $FILE which is Image.

So
./Image -i images/pa300570_small.jpg

should run your application.

Assuming of course that it actually builds correctly.

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Mats

[taurus]

so i dont enter a.out?
just:

$ ./Image -i images/pa300570_small.jpg

?

[matsp]

a.out is what the compiler calls the executable if you DON'T specify a name with -o.

Since your makefile has "-o $FILE" in it, the name of your exectuable is "$FILE".

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Mats

[taurus]

oh so there is no a.out in my makefile so cant enter command line arguments?

[matsp]

Of course you can enter command line arguments. Your application is just not called a.out, but something else [which I don't think is a bad thing - calling everything a.out gets complicated after a while].

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Mats

[taurus]

so how would i enter the arguments?

$ make -i image_path
?

[matsp]

No, to run your image, you do "make run". the option and image that is operated on are defined in your makefile. (PARAM and IMAGE specify those, you may want to make PARAM=-i

You could change how that works, but you then would have to specify the variables as part of the command-line to make.

Something like this (assuming you remove IMAGE= and PARAM= in your current makefile):
make IMAGE=blah.jpg PARAM=-i run

I don't see why you want to do that tho'.

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Mats

[taurus]

well i have to c files, one main line and one function one. i then have a library file.

now my main line file a run with arguments in the CL. it then checks what you entered and goes to the other C file to the appropiate function.

[matsp]

Yes, that makes sense. And what is your question?

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Mats

[taurus]

same as above, how would i run it with CLA

[matsp]

If you want to run your executable, what I wrote earlier should work. Doesn't it?

./Image -i images/pa300570_small.jpg

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Mats

[brewbuck]

Heres my makefile:

This makefile contains no rules that actually build anything. So that answers the question of why you don't know what your executable is -- you don't have one.

EDIT: No, I'm stupid and just can't read. Your executable is called "Image" Also, the makefile expects the source code to be in a file called Image.c. If your code has some other filename, it won't work.